Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-11-29
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

--MolasscS or slrup can not be beat
for burns; it will cause the smarting to
cease in few moments. M y VT.
fess.
There Is rooster In Kentucky
with three throats.
People who keep dogs that dash
out at passing teams should remember
that in case of damage done they may
be held liablo in the courts. s.-LiUe
Stock Indicator
The leading farm products Of the
United States amount to 81 Ola 900, 900
annually. That alone. independent
of manufactures, fisheries, etc, repre-
sents an average income Of seventy
dollars per year for every man. woman
and child in tho country.
TO avoid tho forgetting of the
practice of sailing stock when 1t is
given at stated periods. 1t is suggested
that lump of rock salt bo placed In
the manger, so as to have IL within
easy reach of the animal whenever 1t
may desire salt. -Boston Globe
To preserve stakes. TO preserve
stakes. posts, etc, placed in the earth
from going rotten or dccaying. ono
dips the ends of them in tho following
mixture: Heat three gallons of tar in
an iron pot. then add one pound of
lime and one pound of coal powder,
and stir thoroughly.
Farmers should cooperate in gain
ing a social standing commensurate
with their importance in furnishing
the supplies of the world. The moral
forco that would establish them in
their true position is wanting, to some
extent. in the rural districts every
where. -Rural Ncw Yorker
BY plowing two burrows on each
side of the hedge not only will the
roots be shortened but the looscning
of the soil will benefit the hedge rs
we'll as clean the surface Of tho ground.
While hedge fence we'll kept is very
attractive, the harboring of weeds at
its base makes the farm very insight
ly.-HdidndpoliS Journal.
When hogs have the run of field,
It is rarely the case that they will get
SO feverish as 10 bo foundered all
over, but they will often get quite
stiff. The corn should be mixed with
bran or oats, and only half Of tho
bulk OF tho food should be of the corn
or carbonaceous sort. Such fevered
pork is not the thing to eat. When
hogs are fed all the corn meal they
will eat, one-third of it is wasted. =
NJ y 0bseruer.
-Fritters: To be palatablo and di-
gestible should be made and cooked
very quickly. The lard in which they
are boiled should he hot; the proper
heat is indicated by n blue smoke
arising from the surface. Batter for
fritters is best made up several hours
before using. and is made by beating
six eggs, teaspoonful of salt one and a
half pints of -four and one pint of milk
together Drop in hot lard. Servo
with maple syrup. Good Cheer.
DO not allow the calves to run
down in flesh for want OF good
feed now. They will require as much
or more feed TO carry them through
the winter. II allowed to become poor
before winter sets In, and will be In
much poorer shape to grow next sum-
mer. Good strong growth from birth
to rather early maturity is the most
profitable. especially where meat is
desired. Cramming or extra high
feeding has been found to cost
moro per pound Of product than
straight forward, every day good
growth feeding But no ono should
make of this fact an excuse for poor
feeding as that was proven far moro
expensive than cramming or too high
feeding. Prairie Farmer.
1t is important to distinguish In
plants the difference between what
may be termed the vegetativo and re-
productive stages in plants. says Mr.
Thomas Meehan. If branch on an
unfruitful tree bo ''ringed," or In
some other way injured. that branch
is at once brought to the fruit-bearing
or reproductive condition. So far
there is an antagonism between the
vegetative and reproductive stages.
When the reproductive stage isreached
there Is another subdivision. The
part to which nutrition most freely
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